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  1. The temperature needed to keep the earth's surface and the atmosphere in thermal equilibrium is called

  2. A.

     the surface temperature

    B.

     equilibrium temperature

    C.

     the mean global surface temperature

    D.

     global temperature


  3. The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called

  4. A.

     climate

    B.

     weather

    C.

     temperature

    D.

     humidity


  5. The tide produced as a consequence of the moon and the sun pulling the earth in the same direction is called

  6. A.

     ebb tide

    B.

     high tide

    C.

     spring tide

    D.

     neap tide


  7. The tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of 33 ms are called

  8. A.

     tropical depressions

    B.

     tropical storms

    C.

     hurricane

    D.

     None of the above


  9. The typical soil of tropical region, formed by the weathering of laterite rock, which promotes leaching of the soil is

  10. A.

     laterite soils

    B.

     black soil

    C.

     red and yellow soil

    D.

     peat and marshy soil


  11. The two 'equinoxes' take place respectively in the months of

  12. A.

     January and June

    B.

     July and December

    C.

     March and September

    D.

     September and December


  13. The troughs of the waves are where the jet stream of waves is closest to the

  14. A.

     poles

    B.

     equator

    C.

     Prime meridian

    D.

     None of the above


  15. The study of soils is called

  16. A.

     geomorphology

    B.

     pedology

    C.

     hydrology

    D.

     biogeography


  17. The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of

  18. A.

     weak coriolis force

    B.

     light and variable width

    C.

     excessive humidity

    D.

     connective activity


  19. The term 'regur' refers to

  20. A.

     deltaic alluvial soils

    B.

     lateral soils

    C.

     black cotton soils

    D.

     red and yellow soils